Snake River
By James Darrell, Nathaniel Enato
Grand Canyon of the Snake
The Snake river got its name from the first white explorers. In the old days, Hells Canyon was known as Snake River Canyon or Box Canyon In the old days, Hells Canyon was known as Snake River Canyon or Box Canyon
Shoshone falls, Snake River
Shoshone people in the Snake river
Snake River
The Hells Canyon area was once home to Shoshone and Nez Perce Tribes. According to the Nez Perce tribe, Coyote dug the Snake River Canyon in a day to protect the people on the west side of the river from the Seven Devils, a band of evil spirits living in the mountain range to the east.Today, boaters can explore archaeological sites and old homesteads, all part of the canyon's rich, colorful history.
Devil Mountain, tallest of the Seven Devils (9,393') towers almost 8,000' above the river. Until a million years ago, the Owyhee Mountains acted as a dam between the Snake River